TomT Spooling Member Donating Members 961 Member For: 12y 9m 13d Gender: Male Location: Blue Mountains, NSW Posted 28/08/13 01:46 AM Share Posted 28/08/13 01:46 AM Yeah has SSL front / SSSL rear, didn't notice any traction difference but hadn't driven it much when not lowered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kerb Warrior Donating Members 612 Member For: 11y 11m 24d Gender: Male Location: Perth, Western Australia Posted 28/08/13 01:51 AM Author Share Posted 28/08/13 01:51 AM Ok mate, no worries. Looking at ordering them from Taleb tyres, they seem to be pretty good. And from what you've said they seem pretty well priced too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FGED UP Member 28 Member For: 13y 3m 12d Gender: Male Posted 28/08/13 06:34 AM Share Posted 28/08/13 06:34 AM ive got 19 inch 305 pzero rossos, they work pretty good once warm. in a ute as well 320atw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z2TT Member 714 Member For: 12y 3m 24d Posted 07/09/13 09:04 AM Share Posted 07/09/13 09:04 AM (edited) I've got 19" 245 Wide Michelin Pilot Super Sports, suspension has King Spring Lows and factory struts. Very good grip with 300rwkw in a FG, Excellent Tyres, grips all gears very well and when there is wheel spin it is very minimal. More stable and grippy under power in corners aswell and better steering feel and response. Edited 07/09/13 09:07 AM by Z2TT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixman Donating Members 599 Member For: 20y 1m 28d Gender: Male Location: Hills District, NSW Posted 07/09/13 10:25 AM Share Posted 07/09/13 10:25 AM Recently put michelin pilot super sports 275 30 19 on the back of my fg 323rwkw. They are a bit noisy but great traction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sct911 Member 848 Member For: 11y 10m 13d Gender: Male Posted 07/09/13 11:04 AM Share Posted 07/09/13 11:04 AM ^ you spin them in first at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednose RNS10S Donating Members 2,229 Member For: 18y 1m 3d Gender: Male Posted 07/09/13 11:40 PM Share Posted 07/09/13 11:40 PM The only way you will get traction in 1st gear with a 400+kw car is if the boost is gently fed in.Tyres play a big part but the tune also has a lot to do with it.I'm running Hankook Ventus RS3's and now that the weather has warmed up they contain 2nd and 3rd gear very well for the way my boost is ramped in.You need to work out what you want and adjust your tune to suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kerb Warrior Donating Members 612 Member For: 11y 11m 24d Gender: Male Location: Perth, Western Australia Posted 08/09/13 12:27 AM Author Share Posted 08/09/13 12:27 AM I want the boost to come on hard, but smooth if that makes sense (doesn't everyone!). I don't want it as a MASSIVE hit after its kicked back and lagged for almost 2 seconds. I want it smooth and gradual, but being smooth and gradual and hitting boost as quick as possible keeping that in mind. My old BFII phoon's tune was like that, and I absolutely looooooved the way the power came on. It was quick but really smooth, so when you were already cruising in say 3rd at anything over 2500rpm, the second your foot hit the throttle it was instant. When I belted it from a stand start in first, it came on hard but was very smooth, so you felt the boost build up. I guess that was accentuated also because being a BFII I personally feel a huge difference in bottom end power (mainly before boost has even come in) between them and the FG's because of the engine. Even my brothers stock FG F6 took off way better than my old BFII phoon that had over 450rwhp.So basically, I want it to boost up as quick as possible, for it to still be really smooth.Think im gonna go some 18's, staggered rears, 245 fronts and 275 rears in Invo's all round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednose RNS10S Donating Members 2,229 Member For: 18y 1m 3d Gender: Male Posted 08/09/13 12:52 AM Share Posted 08/09/13 12:52 AM The FG is a higher comp engine and also has better intake and exhaust manifolds so they are much better than the BA/F.These cars are no featherweights so traction becomes an issue at low speeds and especially from a standstill as there is so much weight to move the relatively small footprint is always going to struggle.There are cars that weigh half of what our cars do that come out with wider wheels, this has been a let down from Ford for as long as I can remember.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z2TT Member 714 Member For: 12y 3m 24d Posted 08/09/13 02:09 AM Share Posted 08/09/13 02:09 AM (edited) Perhaps some sort of tuning should be done for boost control in 1st gear to limit it just a little bit so you don't always get to the point where the tyres begin spinning. My FG Comes on hard on full throttle at times and the Michelins just keep the car going forward, Tyres are the best upgrade I've done in my car.But at other times it just decides to lag and bring on power very slowly even with TRC off which I don't like, it's like it has a mind of it's own. I was thinking whether it was the Autobox tuning that doesn't always kick the car down to the right gear for max torque or something else. Edited 08/09/13 02:11 AM by Z2TT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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